RMHC® of Maine Awards Grant Funding

Nov

2010

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Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine awards $164,165.00 to sixteen Maine organizations in 2010

Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Maine recently announced that it awarded grant funding totaling $164,165.00 to sixteen Maine non-profit organizations in 2010. Since its founding in 1989, RMHC of Maine has awarded more than $1.6 million in charitable grants to programs that positively impact families and children across Maine.

RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help Maine children and their families lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. While the Portland and Bangor Ronald McDonald Houses® are the cornerstones of the Charity, RMHC of Maine’s support goes far beyond the Houses.

In 2010, RMHC of Maine awarded funding to the following organizations:

STATEWIDE OUTREACH

-Easter Seals Maine. $3,000 for Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities or Special Needs

-Jobs for Maine Graduates. $7,500 for Success with Financial Literacy program

BANGOR AREA

-Children’s Miracle Network, Hospitals of Eastern Maine Health Care. $8,900 for Beads of Courage program

-Old Town/Orono YMCA. $6,575.00 for upgrades to daycare bathroom/changing area

-Ronald McDonald House of Bangor. $7,000 to refresh guest rooms

CENTRAL MAINE

- Augusta Boys & Girls Club for Teens. $10,000 for phase two of the skate park

MID-COAST

-Broadreach Family & Community Services, Rockland/Belfast. $8,000 for Get up & Go! Initiative

NORTHERN MAINE

-Aid for Kids, Houlton. $10,700 for The Other Maine project

SOUTHERN MAINE

-Center for Grieving Children, Portland. $22,500 for Multicultural Peer Support Program

-Children’s Oral Health Program, Portland. $12,000 for access to quality oral healthcare for children

-Company of Girls, Portland. $5,000 for From Fledgling to Full Grown program

-Kids First Center, Portland. $10,160 for divorce support groups for children and adolescents

-New England Film Academy, Portland. $10,000 for Urban Filmmakers project

-Telling Room, Portland. $20,000 for Young Writers & Leaders, Workshops, Young Writers Council Programs

WESTERN MAINE

-Camp Sunshine, Sebago Lake. $3,000 for Family Sponsorship Program

-Susan L. Curtis Learning & Leadership Center, Lovell. $19,830 for Venture Out program

By logging on to RMHC of Maine’s website, www.rmhcmaine.org, non-profit organizations will find information about RMHC’s grant application process and qualifications to apply. In addition, anyone wishing to make a donation to RMHC of Maine will find the necessary contact information. More information is also available by phoning: (207) 990-2763.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities

RMHC of Maine was founded in 1989 by the owner- operators of McDonald’s® restaurants in Maine and Eastern New Hampshire as a way to give back to the community. Since then, RMHC of Maine has grown from a small not-for-profit organization to a powerful force of change in our communities and in our children’s lives. Over the past 21 years, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $1.6 million to local children’s programs that make a measurable impact in our communities. For more information about the Ronald McDonald House Charities, visit www.rmhcmaine.org.

Media Contact: Kristel Wagner, kristel@rinckadvertising.com, 207-755-9470

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